For most drivers, a Grand Prix is the ultimate high-octane and high-stakes event. But for V8 Supercars driver Marcos Ambrose, it’s nothing compared with last month’s Clipsal 500. Ambrose made …
Continue reading Ambrose enjoying stress-free V8 meetParramatta coach Brad Arthur is more comfortable talking about the recruit that is rather than the big-name recruit that may be. While Danny Wicks prepares to play his first NRL …
Continue reading Arthur silent on Foran’s move to EelsThe hits just keep on coming for the embattled Queensland Reds with star utility James O’Connor ruled out of Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies. O’Connor, who was switched …
Continue reading O’Connor ruled out of Brumbies clashEssendon recruit Adam Cooney wants to play every game this AFL season, saying he feels no need to be managed through the year. The 29-year-old will make his debut for …
Continue reading Cooney aiming for big AFL seasonLance Franklin will play his first match of the year on Sunday, when Sydney host Fremantle at Drummoyne Oval. Franklin, Adam Goodes, Ted Richards and Jarrad McVeigh were among the …
Continue reading Buddy and Fyfe among AFL stars returningBrisbane coach Wayne Bennett has weighed into the Daly Cherry-Evans saga, labelling the NRL’s rules surrounding player movement as an “embarrassment” and an “indictment” on rugby league. As Manly contemplates …
Continue reading Bennett slams NRL player movement rulesAustralia have their batting line-up nailed ahead of the World Cup finals, opener David Warner says. With one Pool A match remaining against winless Scotland in Hobart on Saturday, the …
Continue reading Warner backs Australia’s batting balanceUpstaged by Daniel Ricciardo all year, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel would have been forgiven for not having the Australian driver on his 2014 Christmas card list. However, it seems …
Continue reading Ricciardo provides Vettel with some cheerDefence has become Luke Brooks’ buzzword in 2015 as the Wests Tigers playmaker seeks to shrug off the unwanted tag of the NRL’s worst defender. Brooks missed a whopping 105 …
Continue reading Defence the focus for NRL’s worst BrooksTheir hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final are shot but the Queensland Bulls will still have plenty to play for when they welcome South Australia to the Gabba on …
Continue reading In-form young gun set for Bulls debutBrisbane have suffered a late blow ahead of their NRL clash with Cronulla on Friday night after an injury to Dale Copley. The speedster trudged off the field towards the …
Continue reading Calf injury sidelines Bronco Dale CopleyStar batsman Kane Williamson looks to have got over a stomach bug, but paceman Adam Milne remains in doubt for the Black Caps’ last cricket World Cup pool match against …
Continue reading Williamson back training, doubt over MilnePaul Gallen says Cronulla teammate Ben Barba will never return to the lofty heights he reached during his Dally M season in 2012 – and nor should he be expected …
Continue reading Too much pressure on Barba: GallenThree-time Australian Formula One champion Jensen Button says he won’t be adding a fourth title this year with McLaren. The former world champion Brit said his McLaren-Honda hadn’t done enough …
Continue reading Brit Button says McLaren won’t challengeJohn Sutton says he still harbours ambitions to captain South Sydney despite being stripped of the role following the Arizona incident. Sutton was replaced by Greg Inglis after it emerged …
Continue reading I still want to be captain: SuttonEvery AFL side can claim to be in form at this stage of the year. But few coaches would be as excited about their charges’ fitness as Damien Hardwick. Richmond …
Continue reading Richmond fit and ready to fire: HardwickFullback Michael Morgan has pledged his future to home-town club the North Queensland Cowboys, penning a three-year contract extension. The 23-year-old was one of the hottest young properties on the …
Continue reading Morgan pens Cowboys contract extensionSt George Illawarra captain Ben Creagh has been ruled out for at least a month with fractures in his lower back. The Dragons forward suffered the injury during their 12-4 …
Continue reading Dragons skipper Creagh out for a month
